Gary Oliver's Photos

Gary took some great photos from aboard the USS Askari (ARL-30) in 1969

 

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Alpha boats alongside

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Tango 42 gets hauled out for repairs.

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The ARL's mike boat alongside an Alpha boat

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An older CCB  gets hauled for repairs

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Tangos and an Alpha

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A wounded Alpha boat

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A Name... A Face... A Mother's Love

The "reflection" is Michael Schaferknocker and his mother's name is Dorothy. He was a SeaWolf door 
gunner and lived 35 miles from where I grew up. He lost his life in 1969 -- 16 days after I arrived.

-- Gary Oliver.

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